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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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